Food recall

CHICKEN OF THE SEA recall: Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water

CHICKEN OF THE SEA, of El Segundo, CA, recalled Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water. The FDA's reason: “It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 4, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 8, 2020. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems

Status

Terminated

Closed July 2, 2020

The recall

Company
CHICKEN OF THE SEA (El Segundo, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“It was discovered that one batch of sardines were incorrectly labeled - Sardines in Water instead of Sardines in Tomato sauce.”
Where it was sold
OR, CA, WA, NV, UT, CO, AZ, ID, TN.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
84444

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0444-2020 Class III

    Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Water; Net Wt. 3.75 oz. (106g) UPC 0 48000 00707 0 18 Individual items per case Ingredient: Sardines, water, salt. Distributed by Chicken of the Sea International, San Diego, CA Product of Poland.

    Codes: Batch number 0001373785-12; Can Marking: 9009XL000 Best If Used by: Jan-09-22; 0001373785-12, PL 22151118 WE

    Quantity: 2,862 cases (51,516 cans) received - believed that mislabeled amount is 125 cases (2260 cans) of incorrectly labeled product.

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of January 8, 2020.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.